floats…

it was a delight to watch so many different sports, including some new ones, and learn about the individual athletes… I can no longer pick a particular favourite sport because so many are riveting… could not be more proud of all of our athletes who represented us so well…

there will likely be some withdrawal pains over the next few days…

now to get back to reading, and actually leaving the house, lol…

I am blessed…

Gem…

15 Sunday Feb 2026

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thinking about what a great week it has been and how fortunate I am to be able to adjust my sleep schedule to watch different Olympic sports when they are happening…

CBC Gem has proved a real treat… there are many sports covered so it is easy to find and watch the ones I am most interested in… although, sometimes there are too many live options, lol…

in previous years you were at the whim of a few tv stations as to what was shown, and when…

lots of live watching, my favourite kind;-)…

while…

10 Tuesday Feb 2026

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yesterday morning, I spent a little while wandering around the house and adding in Valentine decorations…

in the living room (adding to the table which I did a few days ago), on the stairs…

in the bathroom, and the den…

on Valentine’s Day, I will make something special for my dinner, not sure what yet… my beloved and I would maybe have had steak and lobster or some special treat…

he was very romantic and always got me a rose and some little present to celebrate the day…

I’m always happy to do a bit of decorating around the house, and then spend time thinking about him on Valentine’s Day… I have been so blessed;-)…

laughs…

21 Wednesday Jan 2026

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had a wonderful time today with friends at The Leaf…

we travelled together and had a lot of laughs in the process, then checked out all of the displays, and had one of the volunteers take our photo…

ended the day with a lovely lunch and visit at Gather;-)…

dropped off one of us and had a short visit…

what a fun time we had;-)…

raisin…

21 Friday Nov 2025

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checked out a friend’s condo recently… it was lovely and nicely decorated…

we had a great visit over tea and raisin scones (she makes the best)… and I was given some to bring home;-)…

thinking how blessed I am to have so many wonderful people in my life…

delightful…

13 Thursday Nov 2025

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had a delightful morning yesterday…

spent time talking with the plants as they were watered and turned… a few are struggling with the move indoors but most are happy…

then I spent a glorious hour on the deck, in the sunshine, reading my current novel…

short…

23 Thursday Oct 2025

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had a wonderful, but short, visit with my Ottawa daughter over the last few days…

she had been to Calgary for an event and stopped here on her way home…

lots of time together as we caught up in person… late nights and early mornings while she was here… and lots of laughter…

always cake from Baked Expectations when she arrives;-)…

we spent a lovely morning at The Leaf noticing the growth since she was last here and counting cacao pods…

she also spotted the first chileo on the second tree… made me laugh cause I’ve been looking for ages trying to spot one on that tree…

we visited the butterflies although they weren’t very active as it was cool and overcast but it was fun to see them together… the Canadian Museum of Nature, in Ottawa, currently has a butterfly display as well so we often compare which butterflies we each see, lol…

we worked on a plan for our next trip together and did lots of research on the computer…

dinners in and out as we ate some of her favourites and then we were headed back to the airport for her flight home…

always a treat;-)…